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UNINA9910780869403321 |
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Slater Michael |
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Charles Dickens [[electronic resource] ] : a life defined by writing / / Michael Slater |
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New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2009 |
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1-282-50140-2 |
0-300-16552-8 |
9786612501401 |
1-4416-4558-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (720 p.) |
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Authors, English - 19th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of illustrations in the text -- List of plates -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Note on monetary values -- 1. Early years: from Portsmouth to Chatham, 1812-1822 -- 2. Early years: London, 1822-1827 -- 3. 'The Copperfield days', 1828-1835 -- 4. Break-through year, 1836 -- 5. Editing Bentley's Magazine, 1836-1837 -- 6. Periodicals into novels, 1837-1839 -- 7. The Master Humphrey experiment, 1840-1841 -- 8. America brought to book, 1842 -- 9. 'The turning-point of his career': England, Italy, England, 1842-1845 -- 10. An interlude: 'daily nooses' and the noose itself, 1846 -- 11. Dombey and other dealings, 1846-1848 -- 12. From Dombey to Copperfield, 1848-1849 -- 13. Interweaving and conducting: writing David Copperfield and beginning Household Words, 1849-1850 -- 14. The year of the Guild, 1850-1851 -- 15. Writing Bleak House, 1852-1853 -- 16. Writing 'For These Times', 1853-1854 -- 17. Writing Little Dorrit - among other things, 1855-1857 -- 18. Drama and dénouement: performing The Frozen Deep and finishing Little Dorrit, 1857 -- 19. Writing off a marriage, 1857-1858 -- 20. Stories into scripts: the public readings, 1858 -- 21. Serials, series and stories: writing for All the Year Round, 1859-1861 -- 22. Christmas |
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numbers, public readings, and 'uncommercial' travels, 1861-1863 -- 23. Back to the 'big brushes': writing Our Mutual Friend, 1864-1865 -- 24. Last Christmas numbers, 1865-1867 -- 25. Writing, and reading, for America, 1867-1868 -- 26. Disappearances and deaths, 1868-1870 -- 27. Charles Dickens's explanations -- Abbreviations and select bibliography -- Notes -- Index |
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This long-awaited biography, twenty years after the last major account, uncovers Dickens the man through the profession in which he excelled. Drawing on a lifetime's study of this prodigiously brilliant figure, Michael Slater explores the personal and emotional life, the high-profile public activities, the relentless travel, the charitable works, the amateur theatricals and the astonishing productivity. But the core focus is Dickens' career as a writer and professional author, covering not only his big novels but also his phenomenal output of other writing--letters, journalism, shorter fiction, plays, verses, essays, writings for children, travel books, speeches, and scripts for his public readings, and the relationships among them.Slater's account, rooted in deep research but written with affection, clarity, and economy, illuminates the context of each of the great novels while locating the life of the author within the imagination that created them. It highlights Dickens' boundless energy, his passion for order and fascination with disorder, his organizational genius, his deep concern for the poor and outrage at indifference towards them, his susceptibility towards young women, his love of Christmas and fairy tales, and his hatred of tyranny.Richly and precisely illustrated with many rare images, this masterly work on the complete Dickens, man and writer, becomes the indispensable guide and companion to one of the greatest novelists in the language. |
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UNINA9910962768703321 |
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Autore |
Schmidt Ulrike <1955-> |
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Titolo |
Life after self-harm : a guide to the future / / Ulrike Schmidt and Kate Davidson |
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Hove ; ; New York, : Brunner-Routledge, 2004 |
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1-135-44682-2 |
1-138-14603-X |
1-135-44683-0 |
1-280-07790-5 |
9786610077908 |
0-203-50522-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (121 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Self-mutilation |
Self-injurious behavior |
Psychotherapy |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-103). |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Major health warning; Note to health care practitioner; 1 Getting started; Introduction; You are not alone; Why do people harm themselves?; Trying to understand your reasons for harming yourself; Is there anybody out there?; Some further thoughts; What next?; Key points to remember; 2 What to do in a crisis; Getting support; Keeping yourself safe; Trying not to slide down into a pit of loneliness and despair; Don't expect miracles! Remember practice makes perfect!; Things I still want to do; Crisis plan; Key points to remember |
3 Learning to solve problemsHelp! My life is a mess; Learning to disentangle your problems; Step 1: Finding possible solutions through brainstorming; Step 2: Looking at options in detail; Step 3: Choosing a solution that fits you; Step 4: Finding ways of putting your solution into practice; Step 5: Carry out your plan step by step; Step 6: Check progress in problem solving; Any questions?; Key points to remember; 4 Learn to change your thinking; Let's make a start by looking at |
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moods; Linking feelings and thoughts; A thought is not a fact: Learn to recognize skewed thinking |
Where does this kind of skewed thinking come from?The memory trap or why does my thinking overwhelm me?; Starting a thought record; How to challenge biased thinking; Key points to remember; 5 Alcohol, drugs and pills: do you need to cut down or stop?; Should you be worried about your alcohol intake?; Should you cut down or stop drinking?; Have the guts to stop or cut down drinking!; Should you be worried about your drug intake?; Should you be worried about your consumption of tranquillizers or sleeping tablets?; How to deal with sleeping difficulties; Key points to remember |
6 Some further thoughtsWhat can you learn from the past?; What if you find yourself slipping again?; ""If only . . ."" From change to accepting what cannot be changed; Final words: A new beginning; Key points to remember; Further reading; 7 For relatives and friends; What can you do now?; Your own feelings; Non-critical listening; Increasing self-worth; Getting involved with life again; Professional help |
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In many countries there has been an alarming increase in rates of suicide and self-harm, yet the stigma attached to these difficulties often leads to sub-optimal care.Life After Self-Harm: A Guide to the Future is written for individuals who have deliberately harmed themselves. Developed through a major research project the contents of the manual have been informed and shaped by many users and expert professionals. Illustrated with multiple case-histories, it teaches users important skills:for understanding and evaluating self-harmfor keeping safe in cri |
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